Christy Tuckey

June 2024 Powering Back Up Once a storm passes, SVEC crews often work long hours to restore power. Here’s the order of repairs we make to safely restore power to the greatest number of people in the shortest amount of…

June 2024 When storms damage electrical components, members often assume the cooperative bears responsibility for repairs. But depending on the equipment’s location, some repairs may be the member’s responsibility. Whether you have above-ground or underground service, you may need to…

May 2024 Farm Families Show the Power of Local Agriculture Farming in the Suwanee Valley benefits the local economy with about $500 million in agricultural products sold annually. But the value of agriculture extends far beyond dollars. Farms also lend…

May 2024 Anyone who has worked at an electric cooperative knows a thing or two about what it takes to provide essential services to their community. From the start, the cooperative mission has been about neighbors joining together to do…

May 2024 Annual Meeting More than 800 people attended SVEC’s 2024 Annual Meeting, where Jackson Lord, Tyler Putnal and Andy Walker were installed as trustees for their districts. The 627 registered consumer-members who attended heard General Manager Mike McWaters provide…

May 2024 Lake Placid: The Caladium Capital of the World By Vanessa Caceres The Caladium Capital of the World. The Town of Murals. Home of Toby’s Clown School. These cute monikers all describe just one town — Highland County’s Lake…

May 2024 Power Line Safety on the Farm Per the National Electric Safety Code, SVEC maintains its power lines at a height of 15 feet and 6 inches or higher above the ground. These lines can be dangerous and should…

May 2024 Ingredients 2 sticks butter, softened 2 cups flour 1 cup brown sugar 1 ½ cups semisweet chocolate chips 1 egg yolk 1 cup chopped pecans, if desired 1 teaspoon butter flavoring ½ teaspoon vanilla extract Heat oven to…

April 2024 Up Close With One of SVEC’s Line Crews At Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative, we know the hard work our linemen put in every day. But when there isn’t a storm or major outage, so much of that work…

April 2024 It’s no secret how hard our linemen work when storms come rolling through. Most of our consumer members understand that these crews can get a call at any hour to leave their families, brave the conditions that others…